Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-28
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you. Telegraph me reply.
A telegram sent by Frank Ford in Los Ange-
les to Carl Beck in Boston.
| Come, il you are not afraid of the
infection.
A telegraph sent by Carl Beck, in Boston, to
| Frank Ford in Los Angeles.
What is it?-the smallpox?
XIII.
A telegraph sent by Frank Ford, in Los An
| geles, to Carl Beck, in Boston.
No; the land fever, which is raging
with consuming violence all over
Southern California,
XIV.
From sidonie D'Argantal in Los Angeles to
| Mrs Archer in Paris.
My Dear Emily:-Frank's tragedy,
which he has decided to call "Desti-
nv" is going to be great success.
The leading role, which 1 have prom
ised to ply, suits me perfectly. We
are engaged upon the third act, the
first two are finished, and The Philos-
opher, who is an incompatible critic,
pronounces them fauitless. The cele-
brated but disagreeable painter, Carl
Beck, arrived at the ranch yesterday.
We are all trying to make the best of the
situation, but just now when we want
to get the play ready to present during
the coming season, his presence is de
trOp.
From Frank Ford in Los Angeles to Mrs.
Archer in Paris.
Mu Dear Friend-I cannot tell you
how anxious | fell about the appear
ance of my play, which is now almost
completed. l have met with so many
disappointments that | can scarcely
believe now in the possibility of sue
cess, vet Sidonie and Mr.. Plulosipern
both assure me that l am destined to
become great dramatist. My old
friend, Carl Beck, is at present
making me q visit. am afraid | am
not as glad to see him as l ought to
be. He is monopolizing so much of
Sidonie's attention. l do not believe
she cares for him for when l question
her about her sentiments, she laugh
ingly insists that she never expects to
marry him, but that she dislikes him
so much that she cannot help flirting
with him. But he is madly in love
with her; and for the first time his
life.
From Frank Ford in Los Angeles to Mrs.
Archer in Paris:
M Dear Friend-Sidonie' affair
with Beck is over, and bitterly chag-
rined he has gone away. She
was engaged to him for four weeks,
and worse love-lorn man than he
was / never saw When the time
came for him to leave she told him
she feared marriage and art were in
compatible, and that as she was al
ready welded to her profession, she
| had decided to nullify her vows of
constancy to him. AS she is nothing
of coauette, he cannot understand
her course. Neither can J.. Can you
From Mrs Archer. in Paris, to Frank Ford,
in Los Angeles.
Nh Dear Friend-I do not know
what prompted Sidonie to act as she
has done; but | am convinced she
had some good reason, of which
neither you nor l know, for punish
ing Carl Beck.
From Sidonie D'Arguntal in Los Angeles to
Mrs. Archer in Paris.
Nh Dear Emily-That odious artist
has gone away, and in consequence !
can breathe freely. We are now
working upon the fifth act of 'Des-
tiny" with which am delighted. 1t
is a noble play, and can enter into it
| with my whole soul. But we have
within the past few days met with a
second interruption in the person of
another old friend of Franks, Ellie
Morgan. Poor child, she has lost her
beauty and her voice, she
has been deserted by her
husband, and utterly impossible
and alone, she has come to California
in the forlorn hope of recovering her
health. Mamma and have adopted
her. We have removed her from the
wretched room in which we found her
| to the Belmont hotel 1t stands upon
the summit of lofty hill and COM
mands a magnificent view of the en-
| tire city. 1t is reached by line of
cable cars, which during the ascent
and descent are almost perpendicular.
enjoy the sensation, but the first
time Effie rode in them she was very
much frightened. She is getting
used to them now, however,
and every day she takes trip
into the city, which is bright
enough to cheer even the dying. She
expects to get well, and suppose it is
best that she is not devoid OF life, but
in her case, life is merely question of
time. She did not come to Los An
geles soon enough.
From Sidonie D'Arguntal, in Los Angeles, to
Mrs. Archer, in Paris.
Nh Dear Emily: l have removed
my protege from the Belmont hotel to
private boarding house at Santa
Monica, the seaside resort, which
is to Los Angeles, what Co
ney Island is to New York.
l did not approve of her going,
but she wanted to, and SO | offered
little or no remonstrance. She is sink
ing 80 Tdpiuiy tiidt Ho.hhh6 S"h Ci'hoi
save or injure her, and so, in order to
make her happy, we humor her every
whim. 1t is so sad to see one so gay and
| lighthearted, so promising, in such a
condition. Still, she is cheerful. |
am charmed with Santa Monica; with
its long stretch OF beach its peaceful
ocean, and its sunny sky. The town
| is collection of pretty cottages and
lovely gardens, and is located upon
the bluff which is at least an hundred
feet above the level of the sea. Sit
ting at the windows or upon the
porches of the cottages ranged along
the cliff, it is impossible to see the
beach, with its row of tents and its
fine hotel, but the view which is thus
obtained of the calm Pacific is exceed
ingly beautiful. am going to buy for
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